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please welcome to the stage the honorable harry reid. [applause] mr. reid: there are certain things we say, words and phrases that are overused. one of them is great american. but i want everyone to understand that i am going to introduce a great american. is stunningly proficient and efficient. a former senior policy advisor to president bill clinton, elected to congress, leadership c,ad of the d triple c -- dcc one of the advisors to leader , and then chief of staff to president obama. watched tough jobs in washington. attorney general. secretary of state. there is no job that is more important other than the president of the united states than the presidents chief of staff and he was obama's chief of staff during the most successful congress in the history of our country. during that time that he was able to staff, we were accomplish some good things for .ur country the most successful congress, than the congress president roosevelt had that came through after the depression. we passed a bill that was the beginning of getting this country out of eco
please welcome to the stage the honorable harry reid. [applause] mr. reid: there are certain things we say, words and phrases that are overused. one of them is great american. but i want everyone to understand that i am going to introduce a great american. is stunningly proficient and efficient. a former senior policy advisor to president bill clinton, elected to congress, leadership c,ad of the d triple c -- dcc one of the advisors to leader , and then chief of staff to president obama....
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harry reid was the majority leader. and it always seems that there is a very contentious relationship between the two senate leaders. here is mitch mcconnell talking about his relationship with harry reid, and then you'll see some video of senators reid and mcconnell together. >> the senate is a place of relationships. what about this relationship between the democratic and republican leader? are you friends? are you not friends? senator mcconnell: look, i've been very public about a couple things about harry. number one, i didn't like the way he shut the senate down. and prevented people from voting. i didn't like the way he ran the senate, and i think his public rhetoric is frequently very inappropriate. >> the senate came together tonight in a bipartisan fashion to address one of the most critical economic challenges this country has ever faced, and we've sent a clear message to america, to all americans, that we will not let this economy fail. senator mcconnell: thank you, harry. this has been the senate at its fine
harry reid was the majority leader. and it always seems that there is a very contentious relationship between the two senate leaders. here is mitch mcconnell talking about his relationship with harry reid, and then you'll see some video of senators reid and mcconnell together. >> the senate is a place of relationships. what about this relationship between the democratic and republican leader? are you friends? are you not friends? senator mcconnell: look, i've been very public about a...
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i would say a huge factor was then-majority leader harry reid's abolition of the judiciary filibuster in 2013. what this meant is that if you have control of the senate, you don't need any votes from the other party. democrats had launched the filibuster against president george w. bush's appellate nominees in 2003. republicans under obama returned the favor to a much lesser degree and harry reid said, enough, abolished the filibuster. that means you can get to a final vote on these nominees without clearing the 60-vote threshold. host: looking back to the appointees from the bush administration, clinton, clinton, bush and now the obama administration, and the numbers that president trump's first four years, or first three years of the white house, can one look at those judges appointed by president obama, president bush or president clinton and say, well, these were clinton judges or bush judges and they rule typically in this sort of fashion? guest: well, that's a big question. it would take a lot of study to explore that. i think there are issues on which differences of judiciary p
i would say a huge factor was then-majority leader harry reid's abolition of the judiciary filibuster in 2013. what this meant is that if you have control of the senate, you don't need any votes from the other party. democrats had launched the filibuster against president george w. bush's appellate nominees in 2003. republicans under obama returned the favor to a much lesser degree and harry reid said, enough, abolished the filibuster. that means you can get to a final vote on these nominees...
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time frame is identical to the proposal put forth by harry reid and the democratic-- our democratic colleagues for president obama, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> okay. that seems relevant because we heard speeches about how if district court judges are terribly important and somehow, two hours is an abuse of process and ramming them through and yet, it is identical to the standard the democrats supported for harry reid and president obama. second question. we heard reference to the blue slip and that there was the reason this was an abuse here is the blue slip. it's true to the blue slip practice has changed for court of appeals nominees. but the proposal being put forth doesn't impact court of appeals nominees, it still allows 30-hours post cloture for court of appeals nominees. so my second question, is it correct that the blue slip policy of the judiciary committee for district court nominees is identical, exactly the same as it was under democrats when they adopted the two had your rule for district judges? >> not on the judiciary committee, but my belief is it's identi
time frame is identical to the proposal put forth by harry reid and the democratic-- our democratic colleagues for president obama, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> okay. that seems relevant because we heard speeches about how if district court judges are terribly important and somehow, two hours is an abuse of process and ramming them through and yet, it is identical to the standard the democrats supported for harry reid and president obama. second question. we heard...
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. ♪ announcer: former senate majority leader harry reid and former house speaker john boehner offer advice on how to proceed the release of the with trump administration investigations after mueller report. they also talked about education and the future of work. from the university of nevada las vegas, this is about 50 minutes. mr. todd: all right now, for someone everybody in this room should know the former u.s. , senate majority leader, cochair of mgm resorts, public policy here at unlv, and someone i will get to talk to later, so i have more things to say about him, and i will save those for a little bit later, but please welcome to the stage the honorable harry reid. [applause] mr. reid: there are certain things we say, words and phrases that are overused. one of those is great american. but i want everyone to understand, i am going to introduce, right now, a great american. has a stunningly proficient and efficient background. a former senior policy advisor to president bill clinton, elected to congress and had a meteoric rise to leadership head , of the dccc, one of the advisors to
. ♪ announcer: former senate majority leader harry reid and former house speaker john boehner offer advice on how to proceed the release of the with trump administration investigations after mueller report. they also talked about education and the future of work. from the university of nevada las vegas, this is about 50 minutes. mr. todd: all right now, for someone everybody in this room should know the former u.s. , senate majority leader, cochair of mgm resorts, public policy here at unlv,...
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i would say a huge factor was then-majority leader harry reid's abolition of the judicial filibuster back in november 2013. what this meant is that if you have control of the senate, you don't need any votes from the other party. democrats had launched the filibuster against president george w. bush's appellate nominees back in 2003. republicans, under obama, returned the favor to a much lesser degree, and harry reid said, enough, abolish the filibuster. what that means you can get to a final vote on these nominees without clearing the 60-vote threshold. host: looking back to the appointees from the bush administration, clinton, -- clinton, bush and now the obama administration, and the --bers that the trump president trump's first four years, or first three years of the white house, can one look at those judges appointed by president obama, president george w. bush or president clinton and say, well, these were clinton judges or bush judges, and they rule typically in this sort of fashion? guest: well, that's a big question. i think it would take a lot of study to really explore tha
i would say a huge factor was then-majority leader harry reid's abolition of the judicial filibuster back in november 2013. what this meant is that if you have control of the senate, you don't need any votes from the other party. democrats had launched the filibuster against president george w. bush's appellate nominees back in 2003. republicans, under obama, returned the favor to a much lesser degree, and harry reid said, enough, abolish the filibuster. what that means you can get to a final...
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please welcome to the stage, harry reid. [applause] >> there are certain things we say, words and phrases great america. everyone here to understand, i'm going to introduce right now, great americans. aht stunning efficient backgrou. tina policy advisor president bill clinton, elected to congress and made a rise to vileadership. close advisers to lead policy. then he became chief of staff to president obama. i watched the tough jobs in washington. attorney general, secretary of state, there's no job more important than the president of the u.s. and presidents chief of staff. he was obama's chief of staff during the most successful congress in the history of our country. during that time that he was chief of staff, we were able to accomplish good things. the most important successful congress, even more so then after the depression. we passed the stimulus bill which was the beginning of bringing this country out of the economic recession that we hadn't seen since the great depression. we passed obamacare, most baimportant leg
please welcome to the stage, harry reid. [applause] >> there are certain things we say, words and phrases great america. everyone here to understand, i'm going to introduce right now, great americans. aht stunning efficient backgrou. tina policy advisor president bill clinton, elected to congress and made a rise to vileadership. close advisers to lead policy. then he became chief of staff to president obama. i watched the tough jobs in washington. attorney general, secretary of state,...
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harry reid is totally right. interestingly enough, if these numbers and scenario were played out for any other person besides donald trump, we would say that person was sunk, jim he carter, what have you. he has never been above 50%, these numbers always under water but he's donald trump. he has always managed to get himself out of every jam. a political houdini. everybody has seen that. that's what harry reid is saying there. it's smart for democrats to take that heed. >> what harry reid is channeling there, how much does that weigh on democratic voters? >> in terms desire to get trump out of office, i think it matters a whole lot. i think harry reid is implicitly saying that donald trump will appeal to resentments. he will plate cultural war card that he will be a formidable candidate. at the end of the day if we're going to hear what harry reid is saying, democrats need to pay attention to the turnout game, that what's going to win this election is not worrying about donald trump. it's worrying about turning o
harry reid is totally right. interestingly enough, if these numbers and scenario were played out for any other person besides donald trump, we would say that person was sunk, jim he carter, what have you. he has never been above 50%, these numbers always under water but he's donald trump. he has always managed to get himself out of every jam. a political houdini. everybody has seen that. that's what harry reid is saying there. it's smart for democrats to take that heed. >> what harry reid...
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reid. , harry reid is like a brother to me. his support and counsel are invaluable, and i speak for the entire caucus when i say, we are grateful for his leadership, his service, his friendship. now i want to say to the american people exactly what i just said to my caucus. i'm going to wake up every single day focused on how senate democrats can effectively fight for america's middle class and those struggling to join it. last tuesday night was something none of us expected. i suspect that is true for many of you in the press as well. , it certainly did not go the way we democrats hoped. chuckalex i see over schumer's shoulder, the .emocratic whip alex: interesting, those two men were roommates for more than 10 years in washington in the house, but it was, i think, there was always a rivalry. they were two stars in the house. they came up in the senate around the same time. i think durbin was elected in 1996 and schumer two years later. durbin became the whip because harry reid asked him to. .arry reid selected durbin he was t
reid. , harry reid is like a brother to me. his support and counsel are invaluable, and i speak for the entire caucus when i say, we are grateful for his leadership, his service, his friendship. now i want to say to the american people exactly what i just said to my caucus. i'm going to wake up every single day focused on how senate democrats can effectively fight for america's middle class and those struggling to join it. last tuesday night was something none of us expected. i suspect that is...
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reid would do what harry reid has always done which is forget to put on his self-editing mechanism before he talks to the media. in fact, i'm not sure he owns one, but this is classic harry reid, brian. he is clearly worried about how medicare for all or decriminalizing the border will play in a general election. he talked about joe biden in the same interview and talked about biden having a good operation here in nevada. biden is really not here in nevada at all but harry reid is the prototypical democratic voter who cares about one thing and that is electability and beating donald trump. he is signaling to the democrats be careful where you're going. you go too far left it will help re-elect trump. whether anyone will listen, it's probably too late. they have staked out their ground, but harry reid is saying we need to beat trump at all costs. don't talk about things americans don't like. >> it's fine to like medicare for all and to work on it and fine to believe our borders should be decriminalized. the majority leader is saying if you want to get elected here's a possible path. what a
reid would do what harry reid has always done which is forget to put on his self-editing mechanism before he talks to the media. in fact, i'm not sure he owns one, but this is classic harry reid, brian. he is clearly worried about how medicare for all or decriminalizing the border will play in a general election. he talked about joe biden in the same interview and talked about biden having a good operation here in nevada. biden is really not here in nevada at all but harry reid is the...
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senate majority leader harry reid and former speaker of the house john boehner. [applause] >> i think what i was politely trying to say -- none of you are afraid of a curse word now and then which is probably the only thing where you get stuff done washington. senator reid, let me start with you on this. i thought 30 years ago it seemed like we were on this trend on education to workforce that we were going to make it mandatory 13th and 14th grade, basically mandatory community college. something stopped us. what happened? >> i think the thing as a country we are still trying to get around and get over is the invasion of iraq, the worst foreign-policy decision in our country. it destabilize the whole middle east. we're still feeling the reverberations of that, not understanding that hundreds of thousands of people are dead now as a result of that, and millions of people are displaced. i think it's been a very, very difficult thing for us to get back to our game when we have this problem that's been facing us. >> you feel like too much overseas excursion has taken
senate majority leader harry reid and former speaker of the house john boehner. [applause] >> i think what i was politely trying to say -- none of you are afraid of a curse word now and then which is probably the only thing where you get stuff done washington. senator reid, let me start with you on this. i thought 30 years ago it seemed like we were on this trend on education to workforce that we were going to make it mandatory 13th and 14th grade, basically mandatory community college....
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talking about former senate majority leader harry reid. he is warning "medicare for all" and decriminalizing the border are not winning issues in 2020. i want to bring in our political panel. patrice lee onuka and democratic strategist, kevin walling. kevin, i have to start with you. everyone agreed on harry reid is one heck of a politician. >> amen. charles: understood what people wanted. he is to me sending a clarion call to the current democratic party, you're heading in the wrong direction? >> i think you're absolutely right. former majority leader harry reid knew where the votes were when he was majority leader. he passed obamacare obviously with president obama and speaker pelosi. he has a good read coming from nevada where majority of democratic primarygoers where their feelings are, "medicare for all" or single-payer option, advocating supporting joe biden, with that tact with more conservative moderate dem that make up the majority of our primary electorate. charles: patrice? >> i agree here. it egg interesting when you look decri
talking about former senate majority leader harry reid. he is warning "medicare for all" and decriminalizing the border are not winning issues in 2020. i want to bring in our political panel. patrice lee onuka and democratic strategist, kevin walling. kevin, i have to start with you. everyone agreed on harry reid is one heck of a politician. >> amen. charles: understood what people wanted. he is to me sending a clarion call to the current democratic party, you're heading in the...
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this is a rule that harry reid put in place for barack obama. my understanding is this is the position of most democrats in the senate. they agree that is fair but the one thing they want to change is that it cannot apply to donald trump. somehow, donald trump especial so they will agree to it if it applies to whoever is elected in the next presidential election, whether it is trump or something else. is that correct? >> cannot answer myself? .> the current president as i correct? >> i did not concede. i said i would have liked to work with senator langford on a proposal that could be similar that would take effect later so it could be held. whatever party wins, who would be under the same rules. the point is in this mill you that we are in, all i know is garland's exhibit a. >> i agree. open for months and months and months and you waited until after the election. that has brought us to where we are now. i like when things move efficiently, a very much. i think there are ways we can do this going forward. i want to let her last are many democra
this is a rule that harry reid put in place for barack obama. my understanding is this is the position of most democrats in the senate. they agree that is fair but the one thing they want to change is that it cannot apply to donald trump. somehow, donald trump especial so they will agree to it if it applies to whoever is elected in the next presidential election, whether it is trump or something else. is that correct? >> cannot answer myself? .> the current president as i correct?...
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do have a closer relationship than mcconnell and harry reid. that really deteriorated. >> let's go back to the video archives and look at an issue from 1995 when chuck schumer was one of four democrats on the waco investigation. >> let me begin by saying that i believe with all my heart that we should have hearings on the incident at waco. this is the first of eight very sad days. we are going to talk about the deaths of men, women, and children, including atf agent's. if we can learn from this tragedy by bringing out new fact, or even if no new facts come out, by looking at old light, then ith is worth the effort because in the words of justice brandeis, sunlight is the best disinfectant. the danger is that we will not strobeunlight, but a light, flashing on and off and distorting our vision. >> we have forgotten at the time what a big issue that was. >> that is serious chuck schumer right there. he was defending the clinton administration and janet reno for what was widely seen as a botched rate of waco and doing it in a way that was -- raid
do have a closer relationship than mcconnell and harry reid. that really deteriorated. >> let's go back to the video archives and look at an issue from 1995 when chuck schumer was one of four democrats on the waco investigation. >> let me begin by saying that i believe with all my heart that we should have hearings on the incident at waco. this is the first of eight very sad days. we are going to talk about the deaths of men, women, and children, including atf agent's. if we can...
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in 2013, harry reid is very frustrated that the republicans are holding up obama nominees to the d.c. suggester court. very important court. we all -- they make a lot of decisions that fake us directly because of government policy, so he decides to -- going to change the rules to get these obama nominees in, and he does. and there's a big moment in november of 2013, harry reid finally detonates the nuclear option that everyone has been talking about. senate rules are changed and he gets a bunch of obama judges through, but they didn't do one thing they probably should have done at that point. eliminate this process called the blue slips. still allowed republicans to block a lot of judges. so, republicans are furious over what happened. first chance they got, they got their revenge. mitch mcconnell has changed the rules twice since then, one to eliminate the filibuster against supreme court knock neats to get-go such in and then recently to limit post closure time to only two hours, and it's really allowed them to speed up their pushing through of federal judges. they've got more than
in 2013, harry reid is very frustrated that the republicans are holding up obama nominees to the d.c. suggester court. very important court. we all -- they make a lot of decisions that fake us directly because of government policy, so he decides to -- going to change the rules to get these obama nominees in, and he does. and there's a big moment in november of 2013, harry reid finally detonates the nuclear option that everyone has been talking about. senate rules are changed and he gets a bunch...
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yet it is identical to the standard the democrats supported for harry reid and president obama. second question. we heard reference to the blue slip. and that there was the reason this was an abuse here is the blue slip. now, it is true that the blue slip practice has changed for court of appeals nominees. but the proposal being put forth doesn't impact court of appeals nominees. it still allows 30 hours post cloture for court of appeals nominees. my second question is, is it correct that the blue slip policy the judiciary committee is identical, exactly the same as it was under democrats when they adopted the two-hour rule for district judges? >> not on the judiciary committee but my belief is it's identical. >> yes, that's correct. >> a third question. we have heard democrats say how wonderful it is that the senate has managed to confirm judges, but is it not correct that we have seen unprecedented delay and obstruction from senate democrats, delay and obstruction that has no comparable analogue in the history of the senate, and to give specifics, in the first congress, for ea
yet it is identical to the standard the democrats supported for harry reid and president obama. second question. we heard reference to the blue slip. and that there was the reason this was an abuse here is the blue slip. now, it is true that the blue slip practice has changed for court of appeals nominees. but the proposal being put forth doesn't impact court of appeals nominees. it still allows 30 hours post cloture for court of appeals nominees. my second question is, is it correct that the...
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and the reason that's the case is because of what harry reid did. what he set in motion. >> chris: always good to speak with you, sir. okay. i guess you think it was okay to speak with us. up next, democrats challenge the president to reopen the government and discuss border security measures both sides can agree on. democratic senator chris coons ryins us next. ♪ that takes advantage of the skills you've gained while serving. you can now search with the phrase 'jobs for veterans' directly on google... ...and then enter your military occupational specialty code. google brings together job openings from across the web that match the skills you gained in your military role. just click to apply and use your experience to guide your future. now's the really fun part:m car. choosing the color, the wheels, the interior. everything exactly how i want it. here's the thing, just because i configured this car online doesn't mean it really exists at a dealership. but with truecar, i get real pricing on actual cars in my area, i see what others paid for them
and the reason that's the case is because of what harry reid did. what he set in motion. >> chris: always good to speak with you, sir. okay. i guess you think it was okay to speak with us. up next, democrats challenge the president to reopen the government and discuss border security measures both sides can agree on. democratic senator chris coons ryins us next. ♪ that takes advantage of the skills you've gained while serving. you can now search with the phrase 'jobs for veterans'...
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the democrats opposed him, tom daschle, harry reid. and if you talk to democrats now, they would say they wish they hadn't done that. miguel estrada, they would much rather have him on the supreme court right now than some of the other people who are there. so that was probably a mistake by them, and they admitted it. this extremely intense partisan warfare over the judicial nominations, bill frist becomes majority leader, we remember what happened to trent lott. so the democrats are really challenging them x. frist and the republicans are getting so furious that they are threatening to detonate the nuclear option and change the rules of the senate. and it seems so extreme that a group of senators got together now known as the gang of 14 led by mccain, susan collins, ben nelson who is the democratic leader in my book -- and i have some funny stuff from ben -- and they get a together and cut a deal to let some of these judges through and sort of take the pressure off, the gang of 14. it's a defeat for bush and the -- and frist who later
the democrats opposed him, tom daschle, harry reid. and if you talk to democrats now, they would say they wish they hadn't done that. miguel estrada, they would much rather have him on the supreme court right now than some of the other people who are there. so that was probably a mistake by them, and they admitted it. this extremely intense partisan warfare over the judicial nominations, bill frist becomes majority leader, we remember what happened to trent lott. so the democrats are really...
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majority leader harry reid decided in his zeal to pack the d.c. circuit, that this had gone on long enough. and so in 2013, in november i believe it was, the nuclear option was employed. the threshold was lowered to 51 for everybody on the executive calendar, except the supreme court. the d.c. circuit court judges were confirmed. and i said at the time i didn't like the way it was done. and i thought maybe the other side would rue the day they did it. amazingly enough, about a year and a half later i'm the majority leader. funny how these things change, isn't it? and a number of my members came up and said why don't we change it back? and i said look, i don't think we liked the way they did it but this is the way the executive calendar was handled for 200 years until senator schumer and his allies, comes sunstiin said why don't we use any tool in the toolbox to stop judicial appointments. so i discouraged going back to 60 because i'd actually seen that both sides had respected using a simple majority on the executive calendar down to 2003. and so
majority leader harry reid decided in his zeal to pack the d.c. circuit, that this had gone on long enough. and so in 2013, in november i believe it was, the nuclear option was employed. the threshold was lowered to 51 for everybody on the executive calendar, except the supreme court. the d.c. circuit court judges were confirmed. and i said at the time i didn't like the way it was done. and i thought maybe the other side would rue the day they did it. amazingly enough, about a year and a half...
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. >> harry reid has never pulled his punches. two and a half years after that interviews, his voice and strategiry are sorely missed. he was profiled this week in "new york times," where he said, i think trump is without question the worst president we've ever had. we've had some bad ones, there's not even a close second to him. joining me now is john ralston, editor of reques"the nevada independent." john, i want to say -- i'm knoll say new new, he probably ran the highest quality democratic party in the u.s. the organization got him reelected in tough periods. he's a really skilled politician. when he says that donald trump is the worst president of the units, it makes him set up and take notice. he's still involved in -- and really even more so in 2018, he was still involved. he recruited the candidate who is now a u.s. senator, jackie rosen, he helped the candidate who is now govern ox steve sisilak. you can tell he's champing at the bit to be back there taking on donald trump. i think he thinking that chuck schumer has been
. >> harry reid has never pulled his punches. two and a half years after that interviews, his voice and strategiry are sorely missed. he was profiled this week in "new york times," where he said, i think trump is without question the worst president we've ever had. we've had some bad ones, there's not even a close second to him. joining me now is john ralston, editor of reques"the nevada independent." john, i want to say -- i'm knoll say new new, he probably ran the...
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republicans have never -- for my mind never used it, harry reid dwe followed his precedence, we have done it sparingly, we may part company on this i think 60 vote threshold that protected american from big government. mark: i'm talking about this specific the charges -- when they come to senate. you should use it sparingly, this is a time you should use it. >> my guess, i don't want to predict, i don't know what would require super majority, i think most of stuff can be dispensed without changing rules at all. mark: i will respond ago. >> i'm not sure we'll have to change rules, the rules may be procedural. >> is someone looking into this. >> laurie dove, senator mcconnell looking at what they need, listen to what senator mcconnell talking about we'll have to take it up. we have to control chamber, we'll control the rule, senator mcconnell as been pretty fearless with making sure that we can appoint, and confirm good justices. not only circuit courts but the supreme court, give the leader a fair amount of credit for putting in real conservative judges on the bench,. mark: and rememb
republicans have never -- for my mind never used it, harry reid dwe followed his precedence, we have done it sparingly, we may part company on this i think 60 vote threshold that protected american from big government. mark: i'm talking about this specific the charges -- when they come to senate. you should use it sparingly, this is a time you should use it. >> my guess, i don't want to predict, i don't know what would require super majority, i think most of stuff can be dispensed without...
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harry reid has taken a side in badly split democratic party. these days he is seen as a moderate and moderates are on the out. they need harry reid to make a moderate stand. aoc and the "squad" dominate the party. there is generational thing, there is old guard versus young up starts. above all harry reid is a practical politician who counts votes. to him, not so much should be done. it is what can be done. in other words, you got the votes for that? if not, forget it. joe biden has his shares of trouble. just yesterday he was flustered when fox news's peter doocy challenged him on the size of crowds at the rallies. he said the assassinations of mlk and rfk happened in the '70s. that's wrong. it was in the '60s. a fox poll shows biden lead on democrat voters down 10 point from july. clearly all hands on deck to save joe. harry reid understands it is all hands on deck to save the democrat party. the second hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: now this going on right now. protests flaring up again. this is hong kong you're lo
harry reid has taken a side in badly split democratic party. these days he is seen as a moderate and moderates are on the out. they need harry reid to make a moderate stand. aoc and the "squad" dominate the party. there is generational thing, there is old guard versus young up starts. above all harry reid is a practical politician who counts votes. to him, not so much should be done. it is what can be done. in other words, you got the votes for that? if not, forget it. joe biden has...
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welcome back to the stage, harry reid and former speaker of the house, john. [applause] >> is probably a way you can get stuff done. let me start with you, i thought 30 years ago, we already, it seems like we were on this tre trend, education to workforce. we were going on mandatory community college. something stopped that. what happened? >> i think they were trying to get around, get over the invasion decision made in our country. it's the whole middle east, reverberations from it. notwithstanding the fact that hundreds of thousands of people are dead now as a result of that. millions of people are displaced. i think it's a very difficult thing for us to get back to our game. we have this problem that has been chasing us. >> you feel like too much overseas? >> i believe our great country has to be involved in what's going on around the world. i am saying invasion of iraq was the worst foreign policy decision in the history of the country. we are still feeling that. $1 trillion spent on the war, that situation. it has taken away from our game and i think, i t
welcome back to the stage, harry reid and former speaker of the house, john. [applause] >> is probably a way you can get stuff done. let me start with you, i thought 30 years ago, we already, it seems like we were on this tre trend, education to workforce. we were going on mandatory community college. something stopped that. what happened? >> i think they were trying to get around, get over the invasion decision made in our country. it's the whole middle east, reverberations from...
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and i recall very well listening to you complain a great deal about harry reid blocking amendments, blocking theei tree, and he did, in fact, do that as majority leader, and then he would negotiate, and we'd have a whole set of amendments on both sides. it took some time, but there were amendments. we've haden a historic lull in amendments, and now we're proposing a rule change on how this chamber operates. so isn't it the right thing to do, if we're returning to the historical norm or trying to restore that sense of making this ais functioning chamber -- >> senator asking me a question? >> yes. to allow amendments when this comes to the floor? and i'm asking you if you would allow such amendments. >> mr. president, let me say that we've had a number of bills that we brought to the floor open for amendment. one of the things we've devolved into here, another unfortunate enprecedent, is members objectig to time agreements on amendments either side. so even if the majority leader calls up a bill and has it open for amendment, unless members of the senate on both parties will allow there to be
and i recall very well listening to you complain a great deal about harry reid blocking amendments, blocking theei tree, and he did, in fact, do that as majority leader, and then he would negotiate, and we'd have a whole set of amendments on both sides. it took some time, but there were amendments. we've haden a historic lull in amendments, and now we're proposing a rule change on how this chamber operates. so isn't it the right thing to do, if we're returning to the historical norm or trying...
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this to me is harry reid saying we need to beat trump at all costs. don't talk about these things that majority of americans may not like. >> ken, john is right. it is fine to like medicare for all as an idea and work out, it is fine to believe our border should be decriminalized. majority leader saying if you want to get elected, here is a possible pass. what are you hearing in iowa. >> these are two things that don't pull that well. it raises concerns from the moderate and middle of the road democrats who are more in the biden camp right now. what's interesting is we have seen some of the democrats sort of walk back medicare for all and kamala harris has talked more recently about allowing private insurance system to be in compliance medicare rules as a way to offer a choice but not necessarily get rid of the whole entire private insurance system. at this point, there is a concern that you may be exceeding an advantage of healthcare that democrats had in the midterm election to president trump even though he has not offered any alternatives or preex
this to me is harry reid saying we need to beat trump at all costs. don't talk about these things that majority of americans may not like. >> ken, john is right. it is fine to like medicare for all as an idea and work out, it is fine to believe our border should be decriminalized. majority leader saying if you want to get elected, here is a possible pass. what are you hearing in iowa. >> these are two things that don't pull that well. it raises concerns from the moderate and middle...
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nuclears only one option use one time and i was by harry reid. harry reid said the new president that you can change rules with a majority vote. republicans to my mind have never used the nuclear option. we follow this precedent but we have done it sparingly. we may part company on this. i personally think the threshold on final passage has protected america from all kinds of problems. a lot of conservatives -- mark: hold on i'm talking about when this specific, each come to the senate you should use it sparingly and this is one of the times you ought to use it. >> again i don't even know what would her choir a supermajority. i think most of the stuff can be dispensed with without changing the rules at all. it's just majority. mark: mcconnell said to change the rule you need 67 votes. >> i'm not sure yet to change the rules. a lot of the rules may be procedural. mark: is somebody looking into this? >> lori dove and senator mcconnell are taking a look att what we need to do. listen to what senator mcconnell is talking about. we will have to take i
nuclears only one option use one time and i was by harry reid. harry reid said the new president that you can change rules with a majority vote. republicans to my mind have never used the nuclear option. we follow this precedent but we have done it sparingly. we may part company on this. i personally think the threshold on final passage has protected america from all kinds of problems. a lot of conservatives -- mark: hold on i'm talking about when this specific, each come to the senate you...
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time with the calendar is before december, and when hey briefed harry reid, harry reid wrote a letter with the fbi about that briefing containing information, mark, that only appeared month late, the dossier, brennan said he didn't see into december. in some limited circles, mark, we call that a problem. and johnny b is in a world of trouble right now. m get the pepto, johnny. you are going to need it. >> mark: dan, thank you. you are absolutely right on that, because thank you for that explosion. that is it for tonight's special. boom. tune in each night at 8:00 for the show that's the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness, and groupthink. p don't forget, you can always dvr us. tucker is back monday. ♪ >> jason: welcome to this special edition of "hannity." t deep state in panic.. i'm jason chaffetz in tonight for sean. at this hour, we are inching closer andea closer toward a reckoning. fox news is reporting that the durham probe into the origins of the russia witch hunt is a criminal investigation.s that means u.s. attorney general john durham has the power to subpoena and fi
time with the calendar is before december, and when hey briefed harry reid, harry reid wrote a letter with the fbi about that briefing containing information, mark, that only appeared month late, the dossier, brennan said he didn't see into december. in some limited circles, mark, we call that a problem. and johnny b is in a world of trouble right now. m get the pepto, johnny. you are going to need it. >> mark: dan, thank you. you are absolutely right on that, because thank you for that...
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why harry reid went up to september of 2016 to talk about the investigation. find out why it took two years for mueller to realize there was no there there. we'll look long and hard at fisa abuse. we're going to pass laws to make sure this never happens again. accountability will only be successful if somebody gets fired. i'm looking at christopher wray to fire somebody at the fbi and somebody needs to go to jail. i'm looking at durham to hold people criminally accountable for the laws they broke. >> make a good point. we got a graphic of everybody who signed those warrant. you're saying each of those people you will call down to testify. that includes james comey signed a warrant three times. sally yates signed it once. andrew mccabe, his deputy signing it. do we have the graphic? >> yeah. maria: sally yates as well. all these people you will call to testify as you take a deep dive what took place in 2016. >> there are two questions i want to ask these people. when you signed the warrant application, how much time did you spend trying to figure out if it was
why harry reid went up to september of 2016 to talk about the investigation. find out why it took two years for mueller to realize there was no there there. we'll look long and hard at fisa abuse. we're going to pass laws to make sure this never happens again. accountability will only be successful if somebody gets fired. i'm looking at christopher wray to fire somebody at the fbi and somebody needs to go to jail. i'm looking at durham to hold people criminally accountable for the laws they...
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. >> laura: you wrote today in "the federalist," he actually briefed -- brennan briefed harry reid on this ongoing operation. a lot of people don't know that, tell us. >> he separately briefed harry reid from the rest of the gang of eight. he understood he was getting a separate briefing so he could publicize the russia investigation during the 2016 campaign. people who care about election meddling should care about that story. we haven't even begun to investigate how brennan, klapper, other intel genes involved not just during the election but just the first twoe administration pair there is truth in what he says there, troubled by a barr going as the narrative except where they put a lot of work into a narrative that is being blown up by people saying obvious fact, such as that what was spying and we should make sure we don't do this against domestic political opponents can i get the feeling barr is the adult who came in and said, okay, we're going to try to restore the credibility i department of justice appeared really believe this was an effort to take down trump, before and afte
. >> laura: you wrote today in "the federalist," he actually briefed -- brennan briefed harry reid on this ongoing operation. a lot of people don't know that, tell us. >> he separately briefed harry reid from the rest of the gang of eight. he understood he was getting a separate briefing so he could publicize the russia investigation during the 2016 campaign. people who care about election meddling should care about that story. we haven't even begun to investigate how...
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former top democrat, look at this, harry reid, blasting his own party for their extreme policies. back with priorities. he predicts it will hurt them in the upcoming election. while he seems to be right about the american people being underwhelmed with the democratic platform, the dnc has a resorted to fund-raising with americans that moved to mexico. with reaction, the cohost of "the five," host of "watters' world," and we just live in it, fox news channel, jesse watters. also fox news contributor emily compagno. emily, you've gotten all of this, your thoughts generally, especially epstein, then of course, fund-raising and mexico? >> right, i'll start with the last first. in terms of the fund-raising in mexico, democrats are clearly feeling the pressure, and they are kind of frantic, right? they want to raise money from every source possible. i want to point out there are no stranger to the cross-border fund-raising. as of october 2016, they held a fund-raiser in paris for hillary clinton, and i think you just have to look at the numbers to know the data simply does not measure u
former top democrat, look at this, harry reid, blasting his own party for their extreme policies. back with priorities. he predicts it will hurt them in the upcoming election. while he seems to be right about the american people being underwhelmed with the democratic platform, the dnc has a resorted to fund-raising with americans that moved to mexico. with reaction, the cohost of "the five," host of "watters' world," and we just live in it, fox news channel, jesse watters....
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harry reid changes the rule on federal judge nominations earlier this decade. essentially mcconnell says, well, you know, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. he's right because under those same rules is why you have neil gorsuch and especially brett kavanaugh. supreme court justices confirmed with a simple majority vote because the rules changed. precedent matters. it's not the sexiest topic, but mitch mcconnell understands that. he understands this president. he also realizes politically speaking another government shutdown would be exponentially worse than the first one they had this year, so he's choosing the less of the two evils in his mind. >> what do you think would happen if there's a democratic president and all of a sudden there's restrictions on the kind of guns you can -- because of an emergency? how will republicans react then? >> not well. but, look, i actually think it could be on climate, on education, lots of things. i think you have to realize that the constitution, article i, it's right in there, congress appropriates the money
harry reid changes the rule on federal judge nominations earlier this decade. essentially mcconnell says, well, you know, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. he's right because under those same rules is why you have neil gorsuch and especially brett kavanaugh. supreme court justices confirmed with a simple majority vote because the rules changed. precedent matters. it's not the sexiest topic, but mitch mcconnell understands that. he understands this president. he also realizes...
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i will tell you what that is as john delaney web's joining harry reid and rahm emanuel saying your policies are ballot box poison. you are making promises that rely on fairytale economics. we have the scary new numbers. the 2020 democrats cannot fund their far left agenda, even if the government confiscated and took all the income of everyone earning a certain amount of money. you will be surprised how low that income threshold is. isis reformulating in countries with weak governments. we'll tell you which countries and the astonishing number of attacks. as the secretary of state mike pompeo confirms, isis is regaining strength. to the backlash against the trump administration plans to hold children and their families beyond the 20 days. how the obama administration tried to get around that flores settlement as well. that same problem. news that's deeply concerning to border patrol and security officials. new numbers on drugs pouring in over the border. the shocking amount of money americans are spending on drugs. that business is too big to fail. and two cities the drug cartels are gaining
i will tell you what that is as john delaney web's joining harry reid and rahm emanuel saying your policies are ballot box poison. you are making promises that rely on fairytale economics. we have the scary new numbers. the 2020 democrats cannot fund their far left agenda, even if the government confiscated and took all the income of everyone earning a certain amount of money. you will be surprised how low that income threshold is. isis reformulating in countries with weak governments. we'll...
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one of the things that we know it appears that in august 2016, john brennan may have brief harry reid on the dossier. he said different things, and didn't say it much later, but it appears in 2016 he may have talked to harry reid about it. there is a lot of problems with comey 's brennan's testimony and what will appear in his testimony as well. >> this cannot drag into the summer of next year. have a great, great holiday. great to see you. mary merry christmas and all that jazz. did you forget that there's democrat debate going on tonight? will be one of the first to show you one of the most ridiculous assertions before mercedes schlapp and richard goodstein debate. stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. . but this, this is the future. the future of communicating of hearing and connecting with life. and this, is eargo. no appointments no waiting no hassles. and they are practically invisible in your ear. now you see it. now you don't. if you have hearing loss now is the time to do something about it. because denying you have hearing loss, well that's the old way >
one of the things that we know it appears that in august 2016, john brennan may have brief harry reid on the dossier. he said different things, and didn't say it much later, but it appears in 2016 he may have talked to harry reid about it. there is a lot of problems with comey 's brennan's testimony and what will appear in his testimony as well. >> this cannot drag into the summer of next year. have a great, great holiday. great to see you. mary merry christmas and all that jazz. did you...
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the culinary also likes to play it almost as coy as harry reid, oh, we're busy, we're doing contract negotiations, we have other things going on, but this time they are doing something that i don't recall them doing in the past which is inviting each of the candidates to come in and do town halls with their members. and of course the members are not sheep, they are not just going to follow what the leaders say that they are going to do, but the big issue for them as you know is med dare foicare fo. culinary has negotiated some of the best health care benefits for its workers. and there a fear there about losing their benefits. so warren and sanders have had to make the days that don't worry, you won't lose your benefits. while i think biden has explo exploited that. and whether that ends up making a difference on february 22, i think that it is still too early to tell. >> i know that sanders has been doing pretty well with latino voters. we haven't mentioned the mayor. he has a good presence in new hampshire, a really good presence in iowa, we know that he has money. i'm getting he h
the culinary also likes to play it almost as coy as harry reid, oh, we're busy, we're doing contract negotiations, we have other things going on, but this time they are doing something that i don't recall them doing in the past which is inviting each of the candidates to come in and do town halls with their members. and of course the members are not sheep, they are not just going to follow what the leaders say that they are going to do, but the big issue for them as you know is med dare foicare...
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i thought of former senator harry reid who basically used a nuclear option on confirmations. that has led to president trump being able to confirm two very conservative supreme court nominees. there's a legacy issue there. any concern on that point? >> i think the president is gonna have an incredible legacy. he's had an amazing two years already. historic first two years in office. i think his next six years will be equally impactful. i think the two supreme court justices are something that will be one of the biggest and best parts of the president's legacycertainly something he should never apologize is pushing forward. the sad part is he had to do that. he shouldn't have to do that. he is the dually elected president of the united states. 63 million americans came out and supported him and said, i want this person, this man, to choose who the next supreme court justice is, who the federal judges are. i want this person to be able to make decisions. >> dana: i totally get it. my point was that harry reid made a decision that's now come back to bite the presidents and they
i thought of former senator harry reid who basically used a nuclear option on confirmations. that has led to president trump being able to confirm two very conservative supreme court nominees. there's a legacy issue there. any concern on that point? >> i think the president is gonna have an incredible legacy. he's had an amazing two years already. historic first two years in office. i think his next six years will be equally impactful. i think the two supreme court justices are something...
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one of the things that we know it appears that in august 2016, john brennan may have brief harry reid on the dossier. he said different things, and didn't say it much later, but it appears in 2016 he may have talked toos harry reid about it. there is a lot of problems with brennan's testimony and what will appear in his testimony as well. >> this cannot drag into the summer of next year. we better learn something before that. lee, have a great, great holiday. great to see you. merry christmas and all that jazz. did you forget that there's democrat debate going on tonight? we'll be one of the first to show you one of the most ridiculousat assertions. mercedes schlapp and richard goldstein debate. >> laura: that's right. [ indistinct chatter ] [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music playing ] [ squeaking ] [ screaming ] elliott? [ gasps ] elliott. you came back! my son. my, my family. lot's changed since you were here. it's called the internet. whoa! -whoa! holiday movies. ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ ♪ family. home. woo! [ gasps ] woo-hoo! woo! i'll be right here. ♪ >>
one of the things that we know it appears that in august 2016, john brennan may have brief harry reid on the dossier. he said different things, and didn't say it much later, but it appears in 2016 he may have talked toos harry reid about it. there is a lot of problems with brennan's testimony and what will appear in his testimony as well. >> this cannot drag into the summer of next year. we better learn something before that. lee, have a great, great holiday. great to see you. merry...
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i did get a call from harry reid. i remember the first question he asked me was, what's your position on abortion? and i'm the secretary of defense. i said no position. and he said well i think you ought to -- you ought to be the vice president. and i -- i told my secretary when i hung up wsh i think he is smoking something. but i had no idea he had actually called. >> yeah, he called. and it was taken seriously. the president did come back -- president obama -- abasked you to stay on, which was unusual. >> unprecedented. >> request. were you reluctant? no we were still engaged in the two wars. and i felt like, you know, if i can help, how can i not agree to stay on? >> announcer: ahead on "the axe files." >> we didn't have a shred of solid evidence. i think there was really a big political risk for the president. uh-oh, looks like someone's still nervous about buying a new house. is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. i didn't know geic
i did get a call from harry reid. i remember the first question he asked me was, what's your position on abortion? and i'm the secretary of defense. i said no position. and he said well i think you ought to -- you ought to be the vice president. and i -- i told my secretary when i hung up wsh i think he is smoking something. but i had no idea he had actually called. >> yeah, he called. and it was taken seriously. the president did come back -- president obama -- abasked you to stay on,...
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and harry reid tells the "new york times" magazine that the president is not immoral but amoral. and asked during an interview if he thought trump was immoral, stanley mcchrystal responded, i think he is. joining me is pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick. congressman, thank you for being with us. i know you've heard this criticism going on. you have been an outspoken critic of the president but do you think he is immoral or amoral as some of the others say? >> yeah. i haven't had a chance to read mitt romney's op-ed, i will tell you he's a good man and i'm looking forward to serving with him in congress but what i have focused in on really and this has been a concern for a lot of people is the tone and the demeanor of the president. it's been unbecoming quite frankly and it detract answer what he's trying to accomplish. i saw this play out in the last immigration debate, particularly with my problems solvers caucus and the language was counterproductive. >> you focus on language and tone do you think weighing in as mitt romney and stanley mcchrystal have done, a
and harry reid tells the "new york times" magazine that the president is not immoral but amoral. and asked during an interview if he thought trump was immoral, stanley mcchrystal responded, i think he is. joining me is pennsylvania republican congressman brian fitzpatrick. congressman, thank you for being with us. i know you've heard this criticism going on. you have been an outspoken critic of the president but do you think he is immoral or amoral as some of the others say? >>...
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this man says, harry reid. i said who? he said, harry reid. the leader of the united states senate. >> i want you to come to washington. i want you to do something for me and the country. >> try to put accountability on how this bailout goes forward to try to hold these banks accountable for the money they were getting. right on the spot i just said yes. >> she had written a book about how two wage earners have a struggle. i thought she would be good. she was better even than i imagined. people on that commission, they selected her as a chairman out of all these big shots. >> she impressed me as somebody who was different and had this talent for explaining complicated things in ways that the rest of us could understand. >> these bad mortgages and the securities that were based on them became known as toxic or troubled assets. >> from the start, warren presses the bush administration for answers on what they're doing with the money. helping little guy or just the big banks. >> she never wavered from asking the question, what actually is in the
this man says, harry reid. i said who? he said, harry reid. the leader of the united states senate. >> i want you to come to washington. i want you to do something for me and the country. >> try to put accountability on how this bailout goes forward to try to hold these banks accountable for the money they were getting. right on the spot i just said yes. >> she had written a book about how two wage earners have a struggle. i thought she would be good. she was better even than...
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[applause] this is one reason why i agree with harry reid that we have to do away with the filibuster. [applause] and, it is why it is really important, of all the strategies for dealing with which mcconnell, the best one for him as not to be the majority leader anymore, and i need your help to do that. [cheering] that means having a nominee with coattails. mackenzie: what is your favorite symphony? [laughter] mayor buttigieg: i did not see that coming. is there a questioner here for that? what is your favorite symphony? really, interesting. good. i'm going to go for the seventh, it takes you through all of the emotions, it is heroic, sad, up down, stirring, i have to go with the seventh. now, it is in my head. tunesher got one of the from the seventh caught in his head for roughly five years. whenever he was doing the dishes he would be humming, and maybe that is why it stuck with me. mackenzie: if you become the democratic nominee, how do you plan to unite the liberal and moderate wings of the party? mayor buttigieg: that is a great question. good. thank you for your question. all,
[applause] this is one reason why i agree with harry reid that we have to do away with the filibuster. [applause] and, it is why it is really important, of all the strategies for dealing with which mcconnell, the best one for him as not to be the majority leader anymore, and i need your help to do that. [cheering] that means having a nominee with coattails. mackenzie: what is your favorite symphony? [laughter] mayor buttigieg: i did not see that coming. is there a questioner here for that? what...
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harry reid would block all sorts of things, it would infuriate us from time to time. and, frankly, that ended up hurting his own democratic majority in 2014 because his members were never able to vote to separate themselves from the democratic leadership. mitch mcconnell i think should give republican senators the opportunity to separate themselves maybe from their leadership. >> charlie, alice, peter, thank you. >> thanks, don. >> we'll be right back. we're pretty different. we're all unique in our own ways. somos muy diferentes. muy diferentes. (vo) verizon knows everyone in your family is different. there are so many of us doing so many different things. (vo) that's why verizon lets everyone mix and match different unlimited plans. sebastian's the gamer. sebastian. this is my office. (vo) and now with more plans, everyone gets what they need without paying for things they don't. new plans start at just $35. the plan is so reasonable, they could stay on for the rest of their lives. aww, did you get that on camera? thanks, dad! (vo) the network more people rely on gi
harry reid would block all sorts of things, it would infuriate us from time to time. and, frankly, that ended up hurting his own democratic majority in 2014 because his members were never able to vote to separate themselves from the democratic leadership. mitch mcconnell i think should give republican senators the opportunity to separate themselves maybe from their leadership. >> charlie, alice, peter, thank you. >> thanks, don. >> we'll be right back. we're pretty different....
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guest: many people blame harry reid with doing away for the filibuster for lower court judges. we should put an end to that discussion. the only reason harry reid went about doing away with the filibuster was because the republicans would not fill any seats in the d.c. court of appeals, the ninth circuit, and many other circuits around the country. he had no option other than to do away with the filibuster, which was being used to block dozens of appellate court nominees. guest: with all due respect, that is arrant nonsense. host: even republicans would agree they did block the obama nominees. guest: here is what they blocked. they blocked three judges, nominees who president obama wanted to put on the d.c. circuit. the d.c. circuit is a very important part. considered the second-most important court in the land. the d.c. circuit was evenly split, exactly evenly split. lowappens to have a very caseload. there was no pressing need to fill judges on the d.c. circuit. the fifth circuit in ninth circuit far busier. harry reid wanted to tip the scale in terms of democratically appoi
guest: many people blame harry reid with doing away for the filibuster for lower court judges. we should put an end to that discussion. the only reason harry reid went about doing away with the filibuster was because the republicans would not fill any seats in the d.c. court of appeals, the ninth circuit, and many other circuits around the country. he had no option other than to do away with the filibuster, which was being used to block dozens of appellate court nominees. guest: with all due...